Shoe shining machine



July 11, 1933. 1 T. UDEN 1,917,471

sHoE sHINING MACHINE Filed Dec. 19, 1932 6 a7 56 ATTORNEY Patented July 11,l 1933 isi-am JACOB r. unitn, or New Yoann. Y. y

' snor: stamina MACHINE Y Application led December 19, 1932. )Serial No. 647,841.

My invention relates to shoe shining machines and has particular reference to motor operated machines for shining or polishing shoes. on the `wearers feet. Y

` 'Theobject of my invention is .to provide an automatic machine Jfor shining or polishing shoes after they have been covered or sprayed withv shoe polishing liquid (such, 'for instance, as areV described in my applications Serial Nos. 640,398, filed Oct. 31, 1932, and 648,415,

iled Dec. 22, 1932).

flexible brush, similar to the one described in my Patent No. 1,881,036. Another obgect ot my invention is to provide a means for cleaning the brush by vacuum from a suction blower-operated by the same motor which operates the endless belt-brush. Still another object of my invention is to provide means for preventing theshoe to'be placed inside ot the brush for polishing` until the device is electri- `cally unlocked. `l also provide Va convenient platform on which are.i assembled the shoe shining` belt, `spraying machine, cone-shaped '-25 brush for polishing the toe portion, suction blower, and electric motorwith transmission for driving all these various apparatus.

My invention is more fully described in the accompanying specification and drawing in Fig. 1 is a section elevation of my machine in an inoperative position, Fig. 2 is the same in an operative position, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same assembled on a platform with 35 other devices, Fig. 4 is an end lview partly in section, and Fig. 5 isa side view of the platform with my machine. i

lVIy shoe shiningmachine consists of a'belt l mounted on rollers 2 and 3. This'endless belt has long and stift' bristles l in its upper portion, the lower portion being smooth so that it can engageV the rollers 2 and 3, these rollers being of such height that they just reach the bristled or brush portion ot the belt. The roller 3 is mounted on a shaft 5 fastened in a rectangular bl'ocl'G which slides between guiding bars 7 mounted on a base 8. --The bars 7 are connected together with a wall 9 forming a partly open box.

threadedy inthe'rwall 9 and rests against a For this purpose l use gan endlessbelt with bristles inside forming a reststhe-lower-edge of the belt.l

A screw 10 is f pressure plate 11. v A spring12 is placedbetween the bloclrand the plate 11.-IThe spring` 12Ytendsltoleep the belt 1 under. tension, whichcan be further adjustedv bythe screw 10. r'. pulley. 13 is mounted onthe roll- Y er 3 and turns with it on the shaft. s Aftvvisted belt 1er-connects the pulley or sheave .'13 with a pulleyl; on .a transmission (shaft 16.*

'The latter is driven by an electric 'motork 17 thwmghV pulleys 18 and 19 with a belt 20.

The other roller -2 rotates on a hollow shaft 2l mounted in a block V22 fastened to vthebase S. Therollers 2 and 3 have curved cream-ly bered surface in order to keep thebelt 1 from sliding oli, and have flanges 23 against which ik. platform'ior a shoe 25;isplaced inside of the belt 1. v This platform 24 is'mounted on a hollow cylinder 2G which slides in a tube 2 7 mounted on the base 8. A spring 28 tends to keep the platform in kits raisedV or inoperative positionas shownin Fig.Y l. A screw or V`pin 29 fastened tothe tube 2GV and sliding in a slot in the tube 27 limits the upward move,-

Zment of the vplatform under, action of thek spring. Tension'of the'spr-ingg28` is such that it becomes compressed under thelweight of the loot placed on the platform 2fl.bringing the latter to .theoperative position' shown with dotted lines in Fig. 1. A metal housing 30 encloses the belt land the rollers 2 and 3f.

The housing 30 represents a protective cov`- er for the beltland has a flange 31 on top extending insidebeyond the edge of the belt but not reaching the :space deiined by the end of the belt bristles. `A ring32 made of some flexible in ateriahsuch as rubber, is attached to the flange 31. lts central aperture is-nargrower thanthe shoeso-that the latter causes the ring todeflect when placedv in the operiamay escape from'the belt. ilhe ange31 also Vprevents/the belt 1 from being pulledfofl1 its rollers 2 and The housing vis inserted in v its place through a vcorresponding hole linv a raised platform .33 and is fastened withhoolrs or vclips 34. p A L A short tube 35 is `attached to the rear end of the foot board 24V, 'andE slides in the tubular 4tive position. -Thisvvring affords a certain I protection to the ootagainstthe dust which pressed. vThis pipe 37 extends to the intake side of a suction blower 38 driven from the shaft 16 by a belt 3S with pulleys 39 and 40. The exhausted dust is collected in a dust bo);

, A separate brush 42 is provided for shining the toe portion of the shoe. This brush has a bell-shaped opening in front with long, stifiv bristles. (It is mounted on a shaft 43 rotating in bearing brackets 44 and has a pulley-or sheave 44 connected by a belt 45 with a pulley 46 on the shaft 16. i

A shoe spraying machine 54, preferably of a type described in my abovefinentioned patent, is located at the left ofjthe bell-shaped brush 42. The raised platform 33 surrounds the brushing machines and the spraying` box, and is providedwith rubber pads for the users feet. A step 56 leads to the platform from the front, and railings 57 at the sides afford a means for the user to steady himself while he inserts his feet in the shining devices.

A switch (not shown) for starting and stopping the motor 17 may be placed on the lwall within reach of the user, or on one of the rail bars 57. Instead of an ordinary switch, a coin-operated circuit closing device may be used with a clock' attachment for limiting the time of motor operation. This device is not shown as I propose to use one of the standard devices used for such purpose.

The whole assembly may be enclosed in a cabinet with a doorunder lock, the latter being arranged to open upon insertion of a suitable'coin, starting at the same time the operation of the time switch. This arrangement also is not shown, as it may be of any suitable construction. i

lThe operation ofniy machine is as follows.

The user starts the motor 17 and places one of his feet in the polish spraying machine 54, while resting with'the other foot on one of the pads 55 around the machine.

After the polish has beenapplied, the foot is transferred into the box 30 and placed onl the foot board 24, depressing it until it stops against the shafts 5 andV 21.'- The shoe will then be polished or shined'by the rapidly moving bristles of thebelt-brush 1. Theupper portion of the foot will be protected from dust by the rubber shield 32. At the same time the dust will be sucked oli' through the upper hole 36- in the tube 35 and through the pipe 37 into the suction blower 38, to be deposited in the dust boX 41. The belt will polish the shoe on allsides, but in order to polish the instep4 portion of the shoe, the floot is energized.

is placed on the board 48 against the bristles of the bell-shaped brush 42.

ln order to prevent the board 24 to be depressed when the motor is not working, a latch 59 is pivotally mounted on the wall of the tube 27 extending inside so as to prevent the tube 26 from moving all the way down.

A magnet (50 is placed atthe other side of the latch so as to pull it out when this magnet The magnet coil is connected inv series with the motor and becomes operative when theV latter is running.

As is shown on the drawing, a single motor operates all the devices necessary for the performance of the shining operations. It is evident that the method of transmitting the power may vary without departing from'the spirit of my invention. Chains may be used,

for instance, instead of belts, with sprockets instead ofy pulleys or sheaves! Gears may be also used if preferred, and any skilled ineclianic may arrange them in accordance With the general scheine indicated on the drawing.

rlhe suction'bloiver may be of any suitable design, and it may be provided with additional outlets for a portable pipe with a clothes cleaning nozzle, or with a brush with Vvacuum nozzle. These devices are not shown as they may be readily arranged by anyone skilled in the art. A

l claim as my invention: Y

- 1. 1n a shoe shining machine, the combination' with an endless belt, of rollers support- `ingsaid belt in a verticalposition and engagingits lower portion, bristles onthe inside'of said belt abovesaid rollers, a foot board inside of said belt, a housing around said belt adapted to prevent said belt from'being moved off said rollers,.andy an elastic plate on top-of Lsaid housing adapted to cover said bristles adapted to yield under pressure from a foot with said shoe so as to bring said footboard with said shoe in an operative position inside of said belt, a hollow shaft forA one of said rollers, a tube slidably fitted in said hollowl shaft and attached'to saidfootboard,said tube being provided with apertures directed against said bristles, and means to exhaust air from said tube. f 3. In a shoe 'shining machine, the combination with an endless belt, of rollers supporting said belt, bristles on the inside of said belt Yforminga brush, means to rotate said rollers thereby 'nio-ving saidbelt, a foot-board yieldingly supported inside of said' belt and adaptviio ' through said apertures.

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ed to be lowered into an operative positionV by the pressure of a foot with a shoe, a pipe movably supported inside of said belt and Connected with said footboard, means to raise said footboard With said pipe Whensaid shoe is removed, said pipe being provided with pipe and v above said rollers, means to rotate said rollers thereby moving said belt, a footboard movaably supported inside of saidbelt in an inoperative position above said bristles, said,

footboard being adapted to' be lowered into i its operative position by thepressure of a -foot With'a shoe, and means for cleaning said,

bristles when said footboard israise'd into its inoperative position, said cleaning means bevlngv movably connected with said footboard.

In testimony whereof, I afHX my signature.

JACOB fr.` UDEN.

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